forgery

The original is typically the product of a creative act,the forgery isn't.I think this approach can explain differences

when he was told that his favorite paintingwas actually a forgery.According to his biographer,

people would come [from] all over the world to see it --was actually a forgery.It was not that painting, but that painting.

its stereotypes about the East and alignment with European goalsindicate it was a Western forgery.But despite the letter’s obvious origins as European propaganda,

And that could explain the differencebetween an original and a forgery.They may look alike, but they have a different history.